A country located in East Asia; it consists of the Korean Peninsula and affiliated islands; divided into South Korea and North Korea since the 1953 ceasefire agreement, it is called either the Republic of Korea or South Korea; the official language is Korean and the capital is Seoul.

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한국어

abuse; mistreatment

looking forward to; waiting eagerly for

one; approximate; han; limit; end; bound; being as long as; being as far as

being the same

better; more

limit; boundary

Korea

Korean; Korean language

main road; main street; one way; single way; same way

midday; noon

Korea and the United States; being Korean-American

the Korean people

Korean Peninsula

midnight; middle of the night

one day; once; very; really; extremely

traditional Korean medicine

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Korean words

(lit. our language) The Korean language used by the Korean people.

The term used to refer to the Korean language during Japan's colonial rule of Korea.

The language spoken in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea.

한국어韓國語

The hanja from which the word comes

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